Comparison

Jazz Rhythm Studio vs ThunderBeast

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Jazz Rhythm Studio

Features
Currently charting
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Jazz Rhythm Studio is a real-time jazz drum companion for musicians who play or practice without a drummer โ€” guitarists, bassists, pianists, horn players, anyone who wants an authentic, swinging pulse behind them. - 48 authentic jazz patterns: classic swing, hard bop, ballads, waltz, Latin/Afro-Cuban grooves, plus song-form patterns (intro, head, chorus, bridge, fill, outro) - Real triplet-grid swing engine with adjustable swing & accent โ€” it breathes like a real drummer, not a quantized machine - Tap tempo and precise BPM control - Live mixer: volume, reverb, and delay per instrument, plus mute - Save your own patterns to numbered custom slots - Landscape layout built for iPhone and iPad, from iPad mini to iPad Pro No internet connection required. No ads. Just you, your instrument, and a rhythm section that swings.

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ThunderBeast

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Rain, wind and thunder, all synthesized in real time. No samples, no loops. Every storm ThunderBeast makes is a storm happening for the first time. EIGHT CITIES, EIGHT SKIES A New York night storm. London drizzle. A Miami squall. Seattle mist. The Bangkok monsoon. A Reykjavik gale. An evening shower in Kyoto. A Cape Town storm front. Choose a preset and the scenery, the weather and the colour of the panel change together, so the city you are listening to is the city in front of you. TEN WEATHER CONTROLS Precipitation and drop size shape the rain; wind speed, gust and turbulence move the air. Storm rate decides how often lightning happens and storm energy decides how heavy each strike lands, while cell distance walks the storm from directly overhead out to the horizon. Humidity and pressure change the whole feel of the sky, and width and gain finish it. FOUR KINDS OF LIGHTNING A crack at close range, thunder that rolls, strikes that repeat, a sheet of light across the whole sky - each one carrying the swell that comes back off the landscape. The bolt is drawn on screen as it happens and changes colour as the storm moves away. No two strikes are ever the same. PLAYABLE WEATHER Play from C2 up and the rain rings at that pitch. Chords and melodies come out of the falling rain. Play below C2 and lightning strikes instead: pitch sets the distance, velocity sets the weight. Twelve hardware controller presets are built in; the mod wheel is storm energy and the sustain pedal is lightning. STANDALONE AND AUv3 Use it on its own, or as an AUv3 plug-in in GarageBand, Logic Pro and others. START FREE Three cities are free from the first launch. ThunderBeast Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: it opens the remaining cities (eight in all) and adds recording and export to WAV, AIFF and FLAC.

Screenshots

Jazz Rhythm Studio4 screens
ThunderBeast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ThunderBeast at Free against Jazz Rhythm Studio's $0.99. Jazz Rhythm Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#127 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

ThunderBeast is free to download; Jazz Rhythm Studio costs $0.99 up front. ThunderBeast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jazz Rhythm Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 4 level
Jazz Rhythm Studio versus ThunderBeast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJazz Rhythm StudioThunderBeast
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Best chart rank#127 โ€” betterโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size29 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBatikan Bozkurt KursatTomocreate, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Jazz Rhythm Studio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ThunderBeast

One-time1
  • ThunderBeast Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Jazz Rhythm Studio free?
Jazz Rhythm Studio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThunderBeast free?
ThunderBeast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jazz Rhythm Studio or ThunderBeast have ads?
Neither Jazz Rhythm Studio nor ThunderBeast shows ads.

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